Trend Micro cybersecurity experts warned of a record increase in threats, with critical sectors; government, banking and health; as the main targets of criminals. Specifically, they specify that it is an increase of 42 % year-on-year in 2021, to exceed 94,000 million cyber attacks detected.
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The son of banker Juan Carlos Escotet died
Juan Carlos Escotet Alviárez, son of Juan Carlos Escotet, president of Banesco and Abanca, died on Saturday March 12 in Florida, United States, in a boating accident.
The young man, the youngest of the sons of the banker and María Isabel…
Lagarde warns of financial risks due to cyber attacks
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB) warned about the risks to which the stability of the financial system is subjected due to cyber attacks. Although, so far, there has been no incident that affects the financial…
Banking sector in Spain recovers the cost of risk and capital
The financial entity Bankinter presented the banking results that reflected the return to the pre Covid-19 business and beat market forecasts, even without taking into account the capital gain obtained by the entity from the breakdown of…
Bancamiga optimizes the processes and resources of the commerce sector with Adminpagos
The boom in the use of mobile payment in the business world has led Bancamiga Banco Universal to develop products that further facilitate financial transactions for customers.
"The creation of Bancamiga Suite has been a fast and effective…
Nigeria to regulate cryptocurrency operations
The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission issued a statement to announce that the African country will begin regulating cryptocurrency investments.
This measure is part of the reactions to the boom, not only locally, but also in…
Education as a tool to promote financial inclusion
Financial and technological education has been one of the topics recently discussed during the First Online Latin America Fintech Marathon, organized by the Sociedad Venezolana de Fintech y Nuevas Tecnologías (Fintech Venezuela). Carmen…
Santander, Zara and Movistar are leaders in the Spanish market
According to the report published by Brand Finance, the independent consultancy firm for brand valuation, the Santander credit institution has positioned itself as the leader of the most valuable brands in the European country.
According…
Sweden starts trial period of its E-Krona cryptocurrency
Sweden explores the benefit of cryptocurrencies and currently promotes a digital currency called E-Krona, which according to experts could facilitate conventional payments and banking activities throughout the country. Instead of using a…
Colombia authorizes adoption of disruptive blockchain technology
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia issued a circular number 029 of 2019, where it authorizes supervised entities to adopt disruptive technologies such as blockchain, and also urged financial entities to promote augmented reality, the…
Fintech, insurtech and regtech revolutionize goods and services consumption
The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. One of its consequences is the emergence of technology companies called fintech that rely on various technologies to offer services and products that were previously offered almost…
Japan approves € 215,000 million to stimulate economic growth
The main sectors of the economy of Japan that will receive strong support thanks to the first stimulus package in three years will be economy, infrastructure in the face of natural disasters, exports, public spending, as well as the…